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Aristophanes

The Frogs. A Comedy. Translated by Johann Gustav Droysen. With wood engravings by Imre Reiner.

Frankfurt Trajanus Press 1961

36 x 23 cm. 126 pages. Light brown original morocco binding with spine title and gilt edges. In a lined original half-leather case with spine title. (Signed Lebatoria Artistica Ascona). Imre Reiner's own copy. The imprint is handwritten by the artist in red pencil: "My own copy, Imre Reiner 61." The work also contains four signed original wood engravings on Japanese paper, designated as proofs. 12th printing by the Trajanus Press in 200 numbered copies. "The Frogs," one of Aristophanes' most artistic and witty comedies, presumably first performed in 405 BC. With 23 original wood engravings by Imre Reiner. A flawless copy in a stunningly beautiful binding. Immaculately preserved. Unique in this form. - Gotthard de Beauclair Life and Work 12.

3,000

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